UC Rusal (Rusal) is a Russian and international company, one of the world leaders in the production of primary aluminum (7% of world production). The company "Rusal" was established in 2000 with the merger of assets of "Siberian Aluminum" Oleg Deripaska and Mikhail Cherny with aluminum assets of Roman Abramovich. In 2001, Chernoy sold his stake in the aluminum business to Deripaska. Abramovich sold 25% of Rusal to Deripaska for 1.578 billion dollars in September 2003, and in the fall of 2004 the remaining 25% was sold.
United Company RUSAL (UC Rusal) was established in 2007 as a result of the merger of RusAl with SUAL Viktor Vekselberg and alumina assets Glencore. Shareholders (company data as of March 31, 2016): En + Group Limited under the control of Oleg Deripaska (48.13%), Onexim Holdings Limited under the control of Mikhail Prokhorov (17.02%), SUAL Partners Limited under control Victor Vekselberg and Leonard Blavatnik (15.8%), a subsidiary of Glencore International Plc - Amokenga Holdings Limited (8.75%), management (0.25%), the rest in free circulation (10.05%).
In August 2017, the share of SUAL Partners Limited increased to 22.08%, while the share of Onexim Group decreased to 6.7%. Financial indicators (IFRS, 2015) were: revenue - 8.7 billion dollars, net profit - 558 million dollars. The company's revenue in 2016 under IFRS amounted to 7.983 billion dollars, net profit - 1.179 billion dollars. The company's debt at the end of 2016 amounted to 10.9 billion dollars. Production of primary aluminum in 2015 amounted to 3.65 million tons, in 2016 - 3.685 million tons. The company's revenue in 2017 amounted to 9.97 billion dollars, net profit - 1.077 billion. The company employs 60,000 people (2017). Official site.
The situation of "Rusal" will worsen if the US does not remove sanctions from the company until the end of the summer.
Rothschild & Co will help Oleg Deripaska find buyers for his stake in En + Group. Previously, the Rothschilds represented the interests of Peter Poroshenko, who wanted to sell a confectionery factory in Russia, but without success. With whom else did the European banking house work?
UC Rusal almost halved exports of aluminum due to sanctions. After getting into the sanction list, Oleg Deripaska's company found itself in international isolation.
Yesterday Vladimir Putin signed a law on counter-sentences. Forbes estimated how much the richest people of Russia who were under sanctions in April lost, while the Duma and the Kremlin came up with the US response.
Rusal is considering re-registration in the Russian Federation.
Those who fall under American sanctions UC Rusal and En + plan to submit to the US Treasury by mid-summer a plan that will give the agency grounds to lift restrictions against companies.
The US Treasury gave US investors in En +, Rusal and the GAZ Group a delay until August.
EN + Group follows the advice of the US Treasury and replaces its representatives on the board of directors of the aluminum company with ordinary employees.
The aluminum oligarch, who was under United States sanctions, offered to increase the population's payments for electricity in Russia.
The export-oriented company has lost the opportunity to supply its metal to the foreign market. Oleg Deripaska asks the government to begin buying aluminum in state reserves.
The businessman Oleg Deripaska, who has fallen under American sanctions, leaves the board of directors of UC Rusal from May 25.
The bank will issue a loan to the GAZ Group and will consider the allocation of money to the "toxic" Rusal.
This is part of the plan that should help the company get out of US sanctions.
The whole blame is American sanctions: the head of VTB said that he would not give his companies new loans "until the sanctions have been lifted."
The US can withdraw from the businessman sanctions if he refuses control in the GAZ group.
Thus, the scandalous businessman plans to withdraw his business from under US sanctions.
The largest shareholder of Norilsk Nickel explained that if he had combined the packages with other co-owners, they would have saved: the tax on dividends is not paid when holding more than 50%. But the partners refused.
UC Rusal accused Vladimir Potanin of collusion with Roman Abramovich when agreeing on the terms of the purchase of 4% of Norilsk Nickel, and an additional incentive was a deal on the Baim deposit. Potanin denies all this.
The oligarch continues to buy shares of Norilsk Nickel: its share increased by 1.5% to 34%. He told about this in the High Court of London.
Vladimir Potanin told the High Court of London the whole truth about his proposal to Oleg Deripaska on his shares of Norilsk Nickel.
The CNN television channel named En + Oleg Deripaska as lobbyist for the US the company of ex-assistant Donald Trump Brian Lanz.
According to Reuters, the oligarch refused three business jets Gulfstream, which were leased.
The shipments of the company for export fell by 70% in April, but the plants of Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg operate in the same mode.
The plan to lift sanctions with Rusal revealed a "family" obstacle: in addition to 68.5% of the shares of En +, owned personally by Oleg Deripaska, 11% belong to his relatives.
Ex-officials of the US Treasury advised Deripaska not to wait for the speedy lifting of sanctions.
To help survive difficult times, the oligarch, who has fallen under US sanctions, will have to pay to the Russian budget and Russian taxpayers.
The US authorities extended for a month the period of sale of assets of companies that fell under the sanctions on April 6, 2018: En +, GAZ and UC Rusal. Investors should get rid of them before June 6. Earlier, the Ministry of Finance demanded that it be done before May 7.
Surgutneftegas OJSC, Russia’s fourth-largest oil producer, is consolidating its position as the country’s richest company by amassing $44 billion in cash and bank deposits even as risks of further U.S. sanctions mount.